The smell of leather. The flash of a harness. The snap of a latex glove. Welcome to the radical, vibrant world of sexual fetishists.
We are all intimately involved with objects: we covet a Birkin bag; we keep trainers box fresh. We are, in a sense, all fetishists. But occasionally, this desire spills into something more subversive. Second Skin offers a tour through the materials, objects and power dynamics commonly fetishised - from latex and leather to feet, gimp masks and medical gear - unpacking their expressive potential, their histories and the communities they give rise to. Drawing from her encounters with other fetishists, it is also the story of Anastasiia Fedorovas own journey, and of what it means to come to terms with one's sexuality.
Brave and searching, Second Skin reveals how what we deem 'taboo' is never static, while asking: do we have the courage to look at these desires directly, and express them unapologetically?
Size: 225 x 143mm (hardback with dust jacket)
Pages: 240
Publisher: Faber & Faber
